> > ....Perhaps
> > nature wanted our species to increase and flourish by gaining control
> > of
> > the ecosystem to "some" degree. Can I not be a tool of nature just as
> > any
> > other creature can?

to have an overview of  some fondamental differences in culture between
hunter gatherer relying on the wild  and neolitic societies relying on
domesticated crops and animals read this article
http://www.primitivism.com/future-primitive.htm

one is clearly based on domination while the other is based in cooperation
( between the peoples and between the peoples and their environement)

jean-claude